Mac Gifford Quotes (15 Quotes)

We want to show that we can play with anyone in the east and in the country. We're taking it one step at a time so that we can build the program.

I haven't seen her physically. But I would say that I feel a sense of confidence that she is behind what we are doing over here.

Katie, her stress fractures, even though she is able to play, by the end of two days of playing, she's really sore and her mobility is really affected same thing for Victoria with her arm. We need to have some other people come up in singles and contribute.

We're playing for the team, playing for the school. The nerves are flaring right now, I want everyone to get in there, go in and play for the team. Understand that everyone has a part to play, it's getting us ready for where we were last season.

We're not an outdoor team, obviously we're an indoor team. Up here in the Northeast, we're a little more subdued. I wanted them to see an atmosphere that's loud, kind of like a basketball arena. Everybody is shouting and yelling and screaming, which the team isn't used to.

You could see the drama and the toll it was taking on their body language. It was very emotional.

There is no doubt in my mind after seeing the Southern Miss match, West Virginia match, and even the Troy match, there is a lot of fight and determination in this team. And if they are healthy they can (win).

We set many goals for ourselves this year, and one of those was to beat Yale. We just wanted it that badly and we fought.

Ashley was playing a girl that was just irritating her. She was saying things and stalling. I told her the only way she is going to lose is by letting the girl get to her.

We've done well with adversity, and we've done well playing with a woman short. We're older and we're better, and we have higher expectations.

I don't like starting the season off on the road, but I don't have much choice. Getting opponents to come here (during the winter) is very difficult.

If you're playing a match and all of a sudden somebody gets a serious injury, you start to think that this match isn't really that important when compared to somebody's face. It's scary that's the first time we've had that happen. It's tough to play, because your mind is on your fallen teammate.

I'm trying to convince them to change their game in certain situations. When the occasion arises and the score is tied, I'm trying to get them to stay focused and positive and hang in there with a lot of fight.

It's really great that Ashley can step up and play at flight four comfortably. It's great to know she has that ability.

Ashley is a very consistent player that's her strength. She just is a very solid tennis player.